Tatting-shuttle.



W'. T. THORP.

TATTING SHUTTLE.

APPLICATION men MAYIS. 1912.

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WIIlIiIAM 'I. ITHORP, or HILLSBORO, ILLINOIS.

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renewed To allwh om it may concern: I

Be it known thatI WILLIAM T. Trionr, a citizen of theUnited State's, residing at Hillsboro,in the county of lslon't'goniery and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tatting-Shuttle s, of which the following is a specification.

The; present inventions-slates to 'an improvement in tattihg shuttles and has for its object. to produce a device of this character in which tatting threads of various thicknesses may be easily and quickly arranged upon the bobbin, and in which the said bob bin is provided with means for conveniently and easily revolving the same, and wherein such means also serves to prevent the accidental turning of the said bobbin.

It is a further object of the invention to produce a tatting shuttle of an improved construction, and which. will be of a simple nature, durable and inexpensive in construction as well as convenient, practicable and efficient in use.

With the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling Within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im proved tatting shuttle,

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is an approximately central horizontal sectional view through the same.

The side members 1 and 2 of the tatting shuttle are of the usual formation and may be constructed of any desired material, the said sides being centrally connected by a transverse member in the nature of a pin 3.

The members 1 and 2 are arched in the usual manner so that the pointed ends thereof are brought into contacting engagement. The side 1, at a suitable distance from the center thereof is provided with a round opening 4, and the bowed side 1 is also provided with a slot 5 that enters the opening 4.

Secured in any desired or preferred manner to the inner face of the side 1 are the opposite ends of a straight plate 6 which carries the bobbin 7. The bobbin in the present instance includes a central member or barrel. 8 which is freely arranged to surround the pin or connecting member 3 for the sides, the said barrel having side flanges 99, one of the said flanges being disposed in contacting relation or adjacent to the plate side member 2 of the shuttle.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pwbgntgd lflg y 19918. App1icatibnfi1ed iday 15, 191 Serial no. 168,823.

( and the other flange being disposed adjacent to or in contacting relation with the The bobbin is extended a suitable distance beyond the flange 9 which is arranged adjacent to the plate 6, passing through a central opening in thesaid'plate and this extending portion of the barrel has secured thereon atoothed wl1e'el10, the said wheel meshing withthe larger toothed wheel 11' that has its shaft 12 johrnaledina suitable bearing openingin the plate 6. The toothed wheel 12 is designed to be arranged opposite the round opening 4 in the side 1, the said wheel being of a less cross sectional diameter than the area of the said opening 4. The wheel 12, upon its outer face, and at a suitable distance away from its shaft or axis is provided with a pair of outstanding ears 13-13 between which is arranged and which is pivotally secured the head member 14 of a spring operating handle 15. The head has one of itssurfaces straight so that when the handle 15 is swung to a right angle with respect to the wheel 11, the said straight surface will contact with the said wheel holding the handle at such angular relation with respect to the wheel. The handle 15 is of a greater length than the area of the opening 4, so

that when the said handle is not in use, the same is designed to be swung over the toothed wheel 11 and to be received in the slot 5 in the side member 1. As stated the handle 15 is constructed of spring material and the same may, if desired, be arranged at an angle with respect .to its head, so that after the said handle has been passed through the slot 5 the same may be moved to one side of the slot and frictionally contact with the inner face of the plate 1 to effect in retaining the bobbin in a locked condition to prevent the accidental turning of the said bobbin. The opening 1 is sufliciently large to permit of the finger of the operator being arranged therein to bring the handle 15 in a line with the slot 5, so that the same may be swung upon its pivot to a right angular or operative position with respect to the toothed wheel 11.

The barrel 8 of the bobbin 7 is, of course,

hollow and is provided with an opening 16,

' A tatting shuttle including bowed side pieces, a, pin centrally connecting the said sides, a straight plate having its opposite .ends secured to one of the sides upon the inner face thereof and provided with an opening through which. the pin passes, a bobbin including a barrel having oppositely disposed flanges, the said barrel receiving the connecting pin of the sides and extending through the referred to opening in the plate, a toothed wheel upon the said extending end of the barrel, a second toothed wheel journaled upon the plate andmeshingwith the first mentioned toothed wheel, one of the copies ot this patent may be obtained for side plates having a round opening disposed opposite the said second mentioned toothed wheel Which is of a greater area than the diameter of the said second mentioned wheel, said plate being further provided with a slot communicating with the opening, an operating handle for the second toothed wheel, including a head which is pivotally secured to the said second toothed wheel, and a spring handle designed when the same is brought to operative position to be arranged at a right angle with respect to the toothed wheel and when brought to inoperative position to be passed through the referred to slot in the .side and turned out of alinelnent with the 5 five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

